Turning On The System; Menu Bar - Digital Watchdog HDF1212E User Manual

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PTZ Button
ZOOM Button
PIP Button
AUDIO Button
OSD Button
LOG Button
ID Button
E.REC Button
Status LED

1-2. Turning on the System

Connecting the power cord will turn on the power of DVR. It will take approximately 10 to 30
seconds for the system to be initialized. Once the system is initialized, it will display live screen,
and begin to record video automatically.
Note
: To turn off the system, select SHUTDOWN under main menu (MENU > SHUTDOWN) and
unplug the power cord when the shutdown message appears.
Note
: When installing the HDD for the first time, the HDD should be formatted first.
"MENU > RECORD > Storage > HDD format"

1-3. Menu Bar

The menu bar will appear on the bottom of the screen as shown below.
Changes to the PTZ control mode from the live mode.
Zooms the current image on the screen.
Changes to PIP screen mode from live screen.
Selects a camera for live & playback audio output.
Turns on/off the OSD display.
Checks the system‟s log information.
Selects the DVR system ID. (Remote controller only)
Pressing the E.REC button stars Emergency Recording Mode of
all camera channels, and displays "!" on the screen. Pressing
the button again will stop E.REC mode.
Power, HDD, Network, Alarm
Pressing the Menu will bring up the main menu list.
Shows the % of HDD being used.
Turns on when the HDD is set to be overwritten.
Sequence display mode.
Turns on when the system is connected to the network.
Turns on when the Alarm is being activated.
E.REC (Emergency Recording) Mode.
Displays date & time.
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